Fisheries Management

Yesterday President bush proclaimed the creation of a new Marine National Monument and I suggested that perhaps there was a hook. A response posted to a listserv by fisheries expert Paul Koberstein said: "You are totally wrong, Scott." And so I dug deeper. The

Will we live to see another tuna invasion like this?

We're unleashing a killer in the heart of Yellowstone cutthroat country

My catch-and-release habit has been so reflexive for so many decades that it is difficult for me to accurately remember the battle of emotions I underwent to reach this point. But as near as I can recall, just prior to my C&R conversion the devil on my left shoulder was arguing strenuously against the

From American Rivers: American Rivers won an important legal action yesterday regarding our campaign to recover Snake River salmon and steelhead when federal district court judge James Redden ruled that NOAA Fisheries violated the Endangered Species Act. In

There is an effort and now a formal petition to return Maine's storied Kennebec River to bait fishing. Save for the East Outlet of Moosehead Lake, the Kennebec is not even fly-fishing-only. You can spinfish anywhere on the mainstem. You can

WASHINGTON  A coalition of leading recreational angling and conservation organizations welcomed today's action in the U.S. House of Representatives to advance an update of the country's most important marine fisheries law. The House Resources

Do We Need Saltwater Licenses? Only if we want the power to influence fisheries management BY TED WILLIAMS (FLY ROD & REEL APRIL 2005) The editor of this magazine dropped by for dinner and to talk about an article he wanted on why coastal states need saltwater

Just when the Recreational Fishing Alliance appeared to be bootstrapping itself toward respectability by voicing opposition to the proposed opening of the EEZ to striper exploitation it starts carping about saltwater licenses again. See my piece on saltwater